Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
JORDAN RIVER NEAR EAST JORDAN, MI
usgs-04127800 175 - 1000 cfs II-III 02h14m ~ 178 cfs (running)
gauge class Likely low, possibly boatable. (Ref.gauge must be confirmed with visual inspection.)
Reference gauge (Jordan River, 18 mi. Southwest) has 68 sq.mi. drainage. Bear is about 73 sq.mi. so should be fairly similar flow. Correlations are not assured
gauge graph
RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
0 - 175 cfs extremely Low-somewhat Low II-III gauge is important or has warning Likely too low. (Ref.gauge must be confirmed with visual inspection.)
175 - 210 cfs barely runnable-med runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning Likely low, possibly boatable. (Ref.gauge must be confirmed with visual inspection.)
210 - 600 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning Likely good boatable range. (We need your comments and reports about gauge correlation and boatable flows.)
600 -1000 cfs a bit pushy runnable-high runnable II-III gauge is important or has warning Likely high-boatable range. (We need your comments and reports about gauge correlation and boatable flows.)
1000 -2000 cfs somewhat High-somewhat High II-III gauge is important or has warning Likely high and meaty! (Ref.gauge must be confirmed with visual inspection.)
2000 -5000 cfs somewhat High-extremely High II-III gauge is important or has warning Likely unusually high flows. (Ref.gauge must be confirmed with visual inspection.)

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